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How data science can make Hollywood more diverse
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How data science can make Hollywood more diverse

Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar launched Jumpcut, a startup to help Hollywood create more inclusive content by relying on data to show industry leaders that audiences are hungry for a wider range of representation.

From Knowledge at Wharton

How has COVID-19 changed ‘superstar cities’?
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How has COVID-19 changed ‘superstar cities’?

A new analysis found that overall mobility in large U.S. cities has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, and some are also experiencing changing segregation patterns, with potential implications that could last well beyond the pandemic.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Working at the intersection of data science and public policy
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    • Working at the intersection of data science and public policy

    Ken Steif’s new book, “Public Policy Analytics: Code & Context for Data Science in Government,” available online and in print, provides guidance for how governments and policymakers can use data and algorithms to solve complex service-delivery problems.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    How data science can win the debate on police reform
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    How data science can win the debate on police reform

    Wharton’s Dean Knox discusses his research on racial bias in policing, and how retrospective data analysis can help inform future practices.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19
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    The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19

    Experts across Penn share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic.

    Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger , Erica K. Brockmeier

    Understanding poverty and data
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    Understanding poverty and data

    Regina Smalls Baker of the School of Arts & Sciences and Amy Castro Baker of the School of Social Policy & Practice explore how data can be better used to analyze and address poverty.
    Crowd-sourcing optogenetics data to tackle neurological diseases
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    Sébastien Tremblay (front), a postdoctoral fellow in the Platt Labs, works in a specialized field of neuroscience called optogenetics, which shows clinical promise for treating conditions like epilepsy. To foster the open exchange of information, Tremblay spearheaded a crowd-sourced, free database that includes data from 45 labs in nine countries. (Pre-pandemic image: Kevin Monko)

    Crowd-sourcing optogenetics data to tackle neurological diseases

    The specialized field of neuroscience, optogenetics, shows clinical promise for conditions like epilepsy and Parkinson’s. But before human trials can get fully underway, the field must better understand a crucial intermediate step, aided by 45 labs in nine countries sharing information.

    Michele W. Berger

    Penn Medicine helps power international COVID-19 data consortium
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    Penn Medicine helps power international COVID-19 data consortium

    An international consortium involving Penn researchers pools electronic health record data from around the world to discover clinical insights about COVID-19.

    From Penn Medicine News